Turbo 1,403 Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 Hey everyone, New here and very much enjoy vintage Carver gear. Have a TX-11, C-1, two M400's and an M-1.5t. They all need re-cap since I've noticed some clicking and squealing at shutdown. But they still sound clean and very powerful. I'm an old Air Force 326x4c AIS guy and just wanted to say howdy and learn more about this vintage gear and updating them. Regards, Turbo 2 1
Sk1Bum 11,388 Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Turbo said: Hey everyone, New here and very much enjoy vintage Carver gear. Have a TX-11, C-1, two M400's and an M-1.5t. They all need re-cap since I've noticed some clicking and squealing at shutdown. But they still sound clean and very powerful. I'm an old Air Force 326x4c AIS guy and just wanted to say howdy and learn more about this vintage gear and updating them. Regards, Turbo Hello Turbo, and welcome to CarverSite. It's good to have you aboard, and I hope you have an enjoyable experience here. I suggest reposting your info in the Party Barn.. That's where introductions go. Oh, and a heads up -- pics of your system will be requested. Welcome, and I hope you find this an enjoyable place. Sk1Bum
zumbini 6,147 Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Howdy Turbo and welcome to the forum. I moved your post into the appropriate forum. Hope you enjoy your stay with us. 2
xavionics 2,069 Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Welcome aboard Turbo! There is a vast wealth of knowledge here, you definitely found the right place to keep your Carver gear running tip top for a long time to come. Kick off your shoes, get comfy and stay awhile. Oh, and do post some pics. We love ALL things audio.
Retriever 1,127 Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Welcome to the site Turbo. Lots of good resources in here for carver gear. You've come to tge right place!
BrianD 507 Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Welcome Turbo, You have some great Carver gear to upgrade. You can make much of that sound even better than when it was new.
Blues Pwr 766 Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Welcome to the forum, enjoy the site............
BluesMan57 1,407 Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Welcome to the forum Turbo, glad to have you on board.
Turbo 1,403 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Posted March 19, 2018 Wow! Thank you all for the warm welcome here! I look forward to exchanging experiences and appreciation for this great vintage gear. I only use the C-1 and M400 right now since the M-1.5t quit working a year or so ago(Only flashing protection lights and buzzing now) they're all in great shape still so I'll have to take pic's, upload and post the links. 1
madmike46 398 Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Welcome to the Forum Turbo, stick around and enjoy the show.
chiroacademy 833 Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Wselcome to the site. Great to see new members coming aboard. You will love this group of guys.
Turbo 1,403 Posted March 27, 2018 Author Posted March 27, 2018 Thanks everyone. Now let's see if I can post some of these old pic's of my M-1.5t before I re-capped it. Hmm.. Strange, I copied and pasted in the pic and it won't show up for some reason. I'll try again another time. 1
Sk1Bum 11,388 Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 I seem to recall someone saying you have to have move from Inbound to Novice status (10 posts) before you can upload pics.
Turbo 1,403 Posted March 27, 2018 Author Posted March 27, 2018 Ok, that makes sense. I'll get with the program and post more. Thanks Sk1Bum 1
oldtexasdog 2,456 Posted March 27, 2018 Posted March 27, 2018 Welcome turbo sit back and enjoy the ride. Lot's of good folks here!
Nahash5150 10,681 Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 Welcome @Turbo! You'll find lots and lots of information about your amps here. Just let us know if you need a hand.
Turbo 1,403 Posted March 28, 2018 Author Posted March 28, 2018 Thanks Nahash5150, I've been troubleshooting my M-1.5t and found shorted Q1, Q2, Q5 and Q6. I ordered MJ15024, MJ15025, MJ21193 and MJ21194 to replace the faulty output transistors and also found a shorted driver Q22 so ordered few MJE2955T. All are on order from Mouser and should be here shortly. I know based upon the short time I've been here and the knowledge gained already, she'll be singing better than ever soon. I'm lovin' it here already. The wealth of information is staggering here, thanks so much for having me here! Turbo aka Dave 1
Nahash5150 10,681 Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 Thank you! Hey @Turbo You've been promoted! You can post pics now.
Turbo 1,403 Posted March 28, 2018 Author Posted March 28, 2018 Thanks a ton Nahash5150! Well alrighty then, let me share some pics with you all . These pics are from about 10 years ago. I recapped it and it looks much different today. I'll take new pics and post when I get home from work. Dave 3 2
zumbini 6,147 Posted March 28, 2018 Posted March 28, 2018 Replacing the dual-voltage filter caps C-13 and C-14 should be high on your to do list. They were of marginal quality when new and tended to die early. Direct replacements are no longer available in small quantities but site member and ebay seller @circuitsandconcepts sells a reasonably priced engineered daughter board that is pin-for-pin compatible with the original solder points.
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